Kavinsky - "Testarossa Autodrive" (3:37)
Idrissi - "Visitors" (6:04)
ALISON - "Space Echo" (3:32)
Calling Marian - "Le Premier Jour" (4:11)
VHS Dreams - "Nightdrive" (3:31)
Giorgio Moroder - "I Wanna Rock You" (Shakedown mix) (3:34)
Nina - "Beyond Memory" (3:35)
Melezz - "Neon Escapism" (4:35)
Emil Rootmayer - "Recall" (3:26)
Double Mixte - "Romance Noire" (5:12)
Solitaires - "Voyage A La Mer" (Shuttle remix) (2:07)
Thomas Barrandon - "Fragment" (3:10)
Neon Nox - "Fahrenheit" (5:21)
Orion - "Time For Crime" (3:17)
Desire - "Black Latex" (4:41)
The Toxic Avenger - "Sorcery" (5:04)
Artofdisco presents Accident In Paradise - "Don't Be Late" (3:32)
LAU & Droid Bishop - "Stunning" (Droid Bishop remix) (3:29)
Sunglasses Kid - "Graduation" (3:57)
Bunny X & Marvel83' - "NYC Sunrise" (3:50)
Adieu Aru - "Release" (3:38)
Review: Synthwave, or "outrun" as it is sometimes popularly known, is one of the defining micro-aesthetics of the 21st Century. Cornered then abrogated by filmmakers like Michael Mann and Nicolas Winding Refn, the style was expanded upon in the music imaginary sometime in the early 2010s (though seeds were sown much earlier). This Wagram compilation charts the earliest stirrings in the sound, from the circuit-breaking Moog experiments of Giorgio Moroder through to the nightridden vrooms of Kavinsky, and the fuzz-static analog snows set to sample-funked beats of VHS Dreams.
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